9 Disgusting Things You Didn’t Know You’ve Been Eating Your Whole Life

8 Jet Fuel Additive

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Listed under “ingredients” as: Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)

How we consume it: Cereal

We’ve all been told that antioxidants are good for us, but some are certainly better than others. BHT falls into the “others” group. This antioxidant property helps keep foods fresh for longer. So as long as you are fine with consuming the same chemical compound found in petroleum products, such as jet fuel, your bran flakes can stay crunchy for weeks!